Vaholmen
Vaholmen is an islet in Grimstad, Agder. Vaholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Hesnes, as well as near the locality Dalen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grimstad Church and Dømmesmo Oak.
Grimstad Church
Church
Photo: Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grimstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Grimstad. It is the church for the Grimstad parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.
Dømmesmo Oak
The Dømmesmo Oak is a large oak tree that stands at Dømmesmoen park in Grimstad, Norway. A heavy snowfall in March 1985 broke several of the largest branches, and a New Year fireworks rocket ignited the tree around the year 2000. Dømmesmo Oak is situated 3½ km northwest of Vaholmen.Fjære Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fjære Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Grimstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjære. It is the main church for the Fjære parish which is part of the Vest-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Fjære Church is situated 4 km northwest of Vaholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hesnes and Rønnes.
Hesnes
Hamlet
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Hesnes is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the Skaggerak coast about 2 kilometres northeast of the village of Rønnes and about 3 kilometres southeast of the village of Vik.
Rønnes
Suburb
Rønnes is a village in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Vikkilen bay, directly across the bay from the harbour of the town of Grimstad.
Grimstad
Town
Photo: henninghafskjold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grimstad is a town in Grimstad municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located on the Skaggerak coast in Southern Norway along the Groosefjorden, between the towns of Arendal and Lillesand.
Vaholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Grimstad, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.3384° or 58° 20′ 18″ northLongitude
8.63175° or 8° 37′ 54″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9FCC8JQJ+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 411511358OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9049937
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In Other Languages
“Vaholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vaholmen”
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